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TeliaSonera in talks to purchase Polish operator Play (Poland)

  • September 2nd, 2008
  • 8:10 am

TeliaSonera is in negotiations to purchase the Polish mobile phone operator Play from a private equity fund Novator.
According to Novator’s managing partner Constantine Gonticas, the reports are not true that the fund, 75% of Play, was planning to sell the company.
Play’s spokesman Marcin Gruszka and TeliaSonera’s spokeswoman declined to comment.
Play plans to boost the number of it’s subscribers this years to 2 million from 1.4 million and is planning to triple revenues to 800 million zlotys ($351.3 million) and expects break even by the end of the decade.

   

Four Polish wireless operator plan a joint bid for mobile TV service (Poland)

  • August 29th, 2008
  • 12:38 pm

Four Polish wireless network operator have reportedly taken a lead on the other prospective bidders in order to secure a mobile TV licence. For the following licence the tender is due in October.
The four operators, P4 (Play), Orange Poland, Polkomtel and PTC, in a joint bid, are planning to make a future mobile TV service unconditionally available to broadcasters.

   

Poland plans new marketing strategies to boost the sales of iPhone (Poland)

  • August 22nd, 2008
  • 8:14 am

When Apple lauch iPhone in USA, as early birds have to pay heavy price to be among the first to get their hands on the device. But the situation in Poland is little different as people are getting paid to line up.  Largests mobile Opeerator in Poland ‘Orange’ comes up with the new gimmick, to have fake ques in front of the stores. New gimmick will attract the buyers and stimulates the sale of iPhone. “We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone,” a spokesman said. As Apple already sold about one million of the new iPhone models in the United States around the July launch. Buyers at Poland may be unwilling to pay heavy monthly charges.

Netia reports rise in revenues by 17% in H1′08 (Poland)

  • August 12th, 2008
  • 10:53 am

Polish Operator Netia posted first-half revenues of PLN 481 million, up 17 percent compared to last year. Apart from its sold IVT activities, revenues were up 25 percent to PLN 472 million.  EBITDA improved by 5 percent to PLN 69.2 million, while the margin dipped to 14.4 percent from 28.5 percent a year ago due to higher costs for winning new customers. Netia’s growth plans are fully funded following the sale of the stake in P4. At the end of June, Netia had net cash of PLN 324 million and PLN 275 million in undrawn senior debt. In addition, a further PLN 100 million of debt financing has been arranged to finance the acquisition of Tele2 Polska.

Netia lifts its revenue guidance for the full year from PLN 950 million to PLN 960-975 million, while the EBITDA guidance is maintained at PLN 125 million. The operator anticipated to finish the year with over 400,000 broadband customers, versus 292,470 at the end of June, while the voice subcriber base should grow to over 580,000 from 396,463 at mid-year. Netia cut its planned investment spending this year to PLN 240 million form PLN 280 million, excluding acquisitions, while spending on acquisitions was hoist to PLN 60 million from PLN 40 million due to growing potential pipline for deals. Tele2 Polska is not included in the outlook.

TP strikes an agreement, plans to launch Orange brand in Poland (Poland)

  • July 28th, 2008
  • 10:43 am

Telekomunikacja Polska (TP), France Telecom and Orange have signed a license agreement, allowing TP to use the Orange brand to provide TV, ISP and B2B goods and services.

TP plans to launch the Orange brand in Poland within the next 12 months. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement, TP and Orange will jointly implement the branding policy, paving the way for further development of partnerships with the Orange Group and the extension of the international brand into the Polish TV, ISP and B2B market.

Orange will be directly involved in the branding process, assisting TP in the areas of marketing, communication, distribution, customer care and customer satisfaction. The license fee for the use of the Orange trade mark by TP will cover 1.6 percent of its operating revenues earned under the Orange brand.

   

Netia sells P4 stake to Novator, Tollerton (Poland)

  • January 31st, 2008
  • 2:28 pm

Polish operator Netia has agreed to sell its 23.4 percent stake in mobile carrier P4 to Tollerton Investments and Novator for EUR 130 million cash. The price represents a 63 percent premium over the EUR 79.7 million in equity contributed by Netia to P4. Netia expects to complete the deal in the first quarter, meaning it will not participate in expected capital-raising at P4 later this year. Netia announced already in early January that it was considering the P4 stake sale. The cash received will be used to finance its own growth and avoid the need for an equity issue. With the acquisition of Netia’s stake, Novator and Tollerton have full control of P4.

   

Netia considers sale of P4 stake (Poland)

  • January 9th, 2008
  • 2:52 pm

Polish operator Netia is considering selling its stake in mobile operator P4 to finance its growth strategy for the period 2008-2009. The company received on 7 January an indicative expression of interest to acquire the stake. Netia’s management will make an in-depth analysis and choose between divesting the 23.4 percent stake in P4, thereby focusing even more on its broadband activities, or gathering equity financing to support both broadband and P4 development according to the current strategy. Polish mobile operator P4 had over 700,000 subscribers at the start of December, and Netia estimates that its stake in P4 is now worth well over the EUR 79.5 million it contributed to start up the mobile operation. Still, Netia expects that important additional equity contributions and extended stakeholder support will be needed to secure debt financing sufficient to fund P4 through to cash flow break-even. If Netia sells its stake, it plans to still maintain agreements to provide mobile services over P4’s network and for Netia to provide data transmission services to P4.

   

Netia, P4 partner on converged services (Poland)

  • December 10th, 2007
  • 2:13 pm

Polish fixed-line operator Netia has signed a service provision agreement with its affiliate mobile operator P4. The cooperation will concern aspects such as incorporation of P4’s mobile products and services to the offer available to Netia’s clients and the introduction of a joint offer of fixed-line and mobile services. Netia will distribute the new products, under its own brand name.

   

PTK Centertel signs MVNO deal with Aster (Poland)

  • December 7th, 2007
  • 7:29 am

Polish mobile operator PTK Centertel has agreed to supply network services for cable operator Aster to launch as a MVNO. This is the fourth such contract for the Orange operator, after partnerships with Cosmetics, MNI and Wirtualna Polska. Aster is a triple-play service provider with its own digital cable network in three cities. It’s owned by Mid Europa Partners and has around 370,000 analogue customers and 50,000 digital customers.

   

Polish mobile networks unveil co-operation agreement (Poland)

  • November 30th, 2007
  • 2:26 pm

Polish mobile operators PTK Centertel (Orange) and Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (PTC) (Era) have signed a co-operation agreement to create market standards for development and implementation of a new generation of mobile services. They have signed a Letter of Intent outlining their readiness to undertake joint action aimed at creating the necessary standards for new services. They aim for the standards to have an open character and to involve other mobile operators and partners.